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Orkutians fret over virtual revamp
Virtual friendship had to take a backseat on Friday with Orkut flashing an "under construction" message.
Cricketer kills mother for liquor
In a bizarre incident, a 22-year-old man in Tripura killed his mother on Thursday, police said.
Tamil Nadu ruled by free TV sets, rice
Tamil voters are happy. So far, DMK has handed out 60,000 free TV sets and plans to give 30,000 more in coming months.
B'lore kidnap ends, boy rescued
The Bangalore police on Thursday stormed the rendezvous of a group of kidnappers and rescued a 16-year-old boy.
Uttaranchal will be known as Uttarakhand
The renaming of the hill state comes into effect with the President giving his assent to a bill adopted by Parliament.
Bandit queen set for UP ballot battle
Ex-dacoit, Seema Parihar has been appointed by the Indian Justice Party as its National Secretary.
Health data before you fly | Your say
Soon, it may become mandatory for a passenger to disclose his or her medical history to book a plane ticket.
Kelly Holmes set for first India visit
Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes is set to fly to India to promote the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.
Deal with it! Property market is dicey
Experts from Mumbai Property Exchange.com, tell you how you can make that perfect purchase, and how you stand to gain.
Now, India's hockey discards whip IHF
India's discarded striker Gagan Ajit Singh too joined the criticism of the Indian Hockey Federation's fallacies.
Varanasi hospital shuts over lathicharge
Medicos of Sir Sunderlal Hospital go on strike to protest against lathicharge on anti-quota protesters.
Mkts end strong, Sensex above 13,700
Festive spirit seemed to have captured market mood as Sensex closed up 236.60 points at 13,708.34.
Dan Brown leaves cryptic code for hotel
Dan Brown reportedly scribbled a mysterious code on the floorboards of a hotel and left it for the staff to crack.
Sen faints at Nobel laureates' dinner
Amartya Sen suffered from a sudden illness and fainted at a dinner party in Dhaka on Monday.
Paternity test for Anna Nicole's baby
Anna's infant daughter will go through paternity test sought by a former boyfriend who claims he is the father of the child.
CPI-M slams BJP's divisive politics
Slamming the BJP for its divisive politics, CPM said the party's agenda had been "discredited" by wide sections of the people.